Age-related differences in force variability and visual display

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 203, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 299-306

  Ofori, Edward ^a   Samson, Jean M ^a   Sosnoff, Jacob J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Compensatory tracking; Motor variability; Pursuit tracking; Visual feedback

Indexed keywords

ABDUCTION; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FORCE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INDEX FINGER; ISOMETRICS; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISUAL DISPLAY UNIT; VISUOMOTOR COORDINATION; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; FEEDBACK, SENSORY; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; VISUAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77954425304     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00221-010-2229-z     Document Type: Article

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